Combined cast-metal vestibule and door post.



O. S. SHALLENBERGBR. COMBINED CAST METAL VESTIBULE AND noon POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1912,

1,069,984 Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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COMBINED CAST METAL VESTIBULE AND DOOR POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.29, 1912.

1,069,984,, Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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llTE dTAlBl PATENT @FFKCE CHARLES S. SHALLENBERGER, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T DOUBLE BODY BOLS'IER COMPANY, OF ST. EOUIS,MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED CAST METAL VESTlIBULE AND DQOR POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 29, 1912. Serial No. 674,077.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. SHALLEN- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Combined Cast-Metal Vestibule and Door Posts, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such asWillenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing the combined vestibule posts and door posts as contemplated bymy invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the combined posts. Fig. 3is a plan view illustrating a portion of the car underframe in dottedlines with one pair of my improved posts in plan view and the other pairin horizontal section. Fig. r is a perspective view of a modified formof my improved construction.

This invention relates generally to passenger car construction andparticularly to the end door posts and vestibule posts which form a partof the car end structure.

One of the most important features in the construction of thepresenttypes of passenger cars is the reinforcing of the ends of the cars so asto provide an extremely strong, rigid anti-telescopic construction whichwill materially reduce the tendency of the cars to telescope in case ofcollisions, thereby afiording the greatest possible degree of safety tothe occupants of the cars. ltn order to overcome the tendency of carbodies to telescope during collisions, various metal structures havebeen devised and are at present in general use, which structures includeunderframes, platforms, bufing sills and end frames.

To further strengthen and reinforce the end portions of car bodies so asto reduce the tendency to telescope during collisions,

and to efiectually resist all end shocks and bufing strains, ll proposeto unite the door post and vestibule post on each side of the platformwith the upper ends of the correspending vestibule posts and doorpostsin a manner so as to form a comparatively strong, substantial frameworkwhich niaterially strengthens the end of the car body,

and which framework can be readily applied to the platforms and bodybolsters now ingeneral use on passenger cars.

one of the end posts of the car body. All of these posts are preferablyformed of cast metal, preferably channel shaped in cross section,although if desired, said posts may be of any other desired structuralshape in cross section.

The auxiliary post 6 extends a short distance above the upper end of thedoor post 5 and uniting the upper end of each door post with thecorresponding auxiliary post 6 is a short horizontally disposed rail 7.Connecting the posts 5 and 6 a short distance below the rail"? is asecond horizontally disposed rail 8, and extending from this rail- 8 tothe upper end is rail 9. On.

the inner face of this rail 9 and projecting inwardly therefrom is apair of perforated lugs 10 which receive the rod 11 upon which ismounted the spring that receives the impact of shocks imparted to thefolding diaphragm of the vestibule.

Qonnected to the upper end of the vestibule post and projectingoutwardly therefrom is a short horizontally disposed rail 12, andextending from the outer end thereof to the upper end of thecorresponding auxiliary post 6'- is a skeleton frame 13, the top ofwhich is curved to conform to the contour ofJt-he hood which extendsdownward over the car platform in the usual manner.

The. lower ends of the vestibule posts 4: are rigidly fixed in anysuitable manner to the buffing sill 3 and the lower ends of the doorposts 5 and auxiliary posts 6 are fixed in any suitable manner to theend 8111 of the underframe l or to the rear portion of the platformcasting 2.

In order thatthe door posts 5 may have a broad, firm bearing on the endsill of the underframe, rearward extensions 14 are 7 formed integralwith the lower portions of raeentee Aug. raters.

said door posts, which extensions rest directly upon the end sill or endmember of the underframe.

in the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 4, the door post isdispensed with and the horizontally disposed rail S) and the skeletonframe 13 extend rearwardly from the upper end of the vestibule post andare connected directly to the upper portion of the auxiliary post 6*.

Thus it will be seen that l have combined the end door posts and thevestibule posts in a manner that can be advantageously used inconnection with cast metal underframes, platforms and end frames now ingeneral use, and by such arrangement a very strong and substantial endconstruction is produced which will readily withstand all end shockswhich maybe received in service, and which constructlon will also reduceto a minimum the tendency of the cars to telescope in case ofcollisions.

The rails 9 and skeleton frames 13 form strong, rigid braces between theupper portions of the vestibule posts and the door posts, and thus theupper portion of the super-structure of the car body is braced againsttelescoping action during collisions.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved car end structure maybe made and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, an integral metal structurecomprising a door post, a vestibule post and an end frame post.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a car vestibule frame structureformed in a single piece and comprising a door post, an end frame post,a vestibule post and a strut member connecting the upper end of thevestibule post with the door post and end frame post.-

3. As a new article of manufacture, a unitary structure comprising a carend frame post, a vestibule post, a strut member connecting the upperportions of said posts, spring hearings on said strut member.

4. The combination witha cast metal car door post, of a cast metal endframe post, an integral member connecting the upper portions of saidposts, a cast metal vestibule post and an integral member connecting theupper portion of the vestibule post with the door post and end framepost.

5. The combination with a cast metal car door post, of a cast metal endframe post, a cast metal vestibule post, an integral member connectingthe upper portions of said posts and an integral member connecting theupper portion of the vestibule post with the upper portion of the endframe post.

6. The combination with a pair of cast metal posts adapted to be appliedto the endsill of a car underframc, one of which posts forms a doorpost, of a cast metal vestibule post and an integral member connectingthe upper portions of all of the posts.

7. The combination with a car platform, of a skeleton structurecomprising a door post, a vestibule post, an end frame post and a memberformed integrally with and connect-ing the upper portions of said posts.

8, The combination with a car platform of a skeleton structure adaptedto be applied to said platform and comprising a metal door post, a metalend frame post, members connecting the upper portions of said posts, ametal vestibule post, a rail connecting the upper portions of thevestibule post with the upper portions of the door post and end framepost and a skeleton member connecting the upper portion of the vestibulepost with the upper portion of the end frame post.

9. The combination with a car end frame post, of a car end door post, avestibule post, a horizontally disposed rail connecting the upperportions of said posts, and a hood support between the upper portions ofthe vestibule post and car end post.

10. The combination with a cast metal platform and cast metal buflingsill, of a car door post having its lower end fixed to the rear portionof the cast metal platform, a vestibule post having its lower end fixedto the buffing sill, a rail integral with and con necting the upperportions of said posts and a hood support extending rearwardly andupwardly from the upper portion of the vestibule post.

11. The combination with car platform and buffing sill, of a car doorpost having its lower end seated on the platform, a vestibule posthaving its lower end seated on the bufiing sill, a rail integral withand connecting the upper portions of said posts;

anda car end frame post having its lower end connected to the cast metalplatform and the upper end of which end frame post is integrallyconnected to the door post and the vestibule post.

12. As a new article; of manufacture, an integral structure comprisingan end door post, an end wall post and a hood support integral with andprojecting forwardly from the upper portion of said end wall post.

13. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising adoor post,a vestibule post, an end frame post and a hood supportintegral with the upper portions of said posts. I

14. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising acar end roeaeee door post, an end wall post, an end frame post, and acar hood support.

15. As a new article of manufacture, an integral structure comprising acar end frame post, an end door post connected near its upper end to thecar end frame post, and a hood support integral with and extendingforwardly from the upper portion of said car end frame post.

16. I'he combination with a vestibule post and a pair of end wall posts,of a hood support extending between and rigidly fixed to the upperportions of said posts.

17. In a car, an integral structure comprising a door post, an end framepost, a vestibuie post and a strut connecting the upper portions of saidposts to each other.

18. In car construction, an integral structure comprising a vestibulepost, an end door post, a strut between the upper portions of saidposts, and hearings on said strut for the vestibule-diaphragm rod andsprings.

19. In car construction, an end frame post, a vestibule post, a strutarranged hetween and connected to the upper portions of said posts, andhearings on said strut for the vestibule diaphragm rod and springs.

in testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 19th day of December, 1911.

CHARLES S. SHALLENBERGER,

Witnesses:

G. T Wnsrnenn, HAL G. BELLvrLm.

